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The Barber's Cut

Two cut off but living heads wake up in a fridge and manage to escape while trying to avoid a psycho barber.

  • Mark Brocking
    Director
  • Mark Brocking
    Writer
  • Mark Brocking
    Producer
  • Caitlin Moore
    Producer
  • Lewis Georgeson
    Key Cast
  • Alisa Arnah
    Key Cast
  • David Whitford
    Key Cast
  • Malcolm Hadley
    Director of Photography
  • Jesse Llande
    Director of Photography
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 10, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    7,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    35 mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
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    Tennesee, U.S.
    October 17, 2015
    WINNER Best Director and 3 nominations
  • Horrible Imaginings Film Festival
    San Diego, CA, U.S.A
    September 12, 2015
    WINNER Funniest Horror Comedy
  • Unreal Film Festival
    Memphis, TM, U.S.A.
    October 8, 2015
    WINNER Best Screenplay
  • Fright Night Film Fest
    Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
    October 13, 2015
    WINNER Best Foreign Comedy Short, WINNER Best Actor, WINNER Best Actress, WINNER Best Director, WINNER Best Cinematography
  • MAC Festival
    Manaus,Brazil
    November 24, 2015
    Brazilian Premiere
    WINNER Best Original Concept, WINNER Best Actress
  • Terror Film Festival
    Malvern, PA, U.S.A.
    October 30, 2015
    WINNER Claw Award, Best Director Honorable Mention plus 8 nominations
  • Henley Film Festival
    Henley on Thames
    United Kingdom
    September 6, 2015
    WINNER Best Short in the Festival Award
  • Unreal Film Festival
    Memphis, TN
    United States
    October 6, 2015
    WINNER Best Screenplay
  • Fright Night Film Fest
    Louisville, KY
    United States
    October 16, 2015
    WINNER Best Director, Best CGI, Best Foreign Comedy Short
  • Directors Circle Festival of Shorts
    Erie, PA
    United States
    November 19, 2015
    WINNER Best Horror Short
  • International Filmmaker Festival Of World Cinema London
    London, England
    United Kingdom
    February 22, 2016
    WINNER Best Cinematography in a Short film, Nominated Best Comedy and Jury Award
  • Big Easy International Film Festival
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    United States
    January 15, 2017
    WINNER Best Horror/Thriller and WINNER Best Screenplay
  • Toronto International Spring of Horror and Fantasy Film Festival
    Toronto, ON
    Canada
    April 8, 2016
    WINNER Best Short film
  • London Discover Film Festival
    London, England
    United Kingdom
    April 9, 2016
    WINNER Best Horror
  • World Horror Con Film Festival
    Salt Lake City, Utah
    United States
    April 28, 2016
    WINNER Best Editing
  • Portland Horror Film Festival
    Portland, Oregon
    United States
    June 1, 2016
    WINNER The Bloody Judge Award by Gregg Hale
  • Shiver International Film Festival
    Ontario
    Canada
    October 1, 2016
    WINNER Best CGI FX and nominated for Best Practical FX
  • Dazed for Horror Film Festival
    Texas
    United States
    October 28, 2016
    WINNER Best Horror Musical Short
  • HorrorHaus Film Festival
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    November 5, 2016
    WINNER Best Digital Effects
  • The Taupo Halloween Film Festival
    Taupo
    New Zealand
    October 28, 2016
    WINNER Best International Horror Comedy
  • Unrestricted View Horror Film Festival
    London, England
    United Kingdom
    November 1, 2016
    WINNER Best Director and WINNER Best Actor in a Short Film
  • Bloody Horror International Film Festival

    Canada
    November 10, 2016
    WINNER Best Short Film
  • Feel The Reel International Film Festival
    Glasgow, Scotland
    United Kingdom
    October 5, 2016
    WINNER Best of Fest and Best Director, Nominated for Best Actor and Best Cinematography
  • Twisted Horror Picture Show
    Oklahoma City, OK
    United States
    October 29, 2016
    WINNER Best Foreign Scare
  • British Horror Film Festival
    London, England
    United Kingdom
    October 29, 2016
    WINNER BRITISH HORROR AWARD 2016
  • WWA - Web Series & Short Film Competition
    Online Festival / Awards Event
    United States
    March 1, 2017
    WINNER BEST OF SHOW
  • Horror Avenue Film Festival
    Mattoon, Illinois
    United States
    July 14, 2017
    WINNER BEST FILM
  • Okotoks Film Festival
    Alberta
    Canada
    June 2, 2017
    WINNER Best Editing
  • Short Stop International Film Festival
    Iasi
    Romania
    May 12, 2017
    WINNER Best Screenwriter & Best Editor plus 3 more Nominations
  • Something Wicked Film Festival
    Forest Park, GA
    United States
    August 4, 2017
    WINNER Best VFX in a Short or Feature Film
  • American Filmatic Arts Awards
    New York, NY
    United States
    November 11, 2017
    WINNER Best Short Horror Comedy and WINNER Best Art Direction
  • Cambodia Horrific Film Festival
    Phnom Penh, Kandal
    Cambodia
    October 19, 2017
    WINNER Best VFX and WINNER Most Creative Awards
  • Horror Hullabaloo Film Fest
    Glasgow, Scotland
    United Kingdom
    October 28, 2017
    WINNER Great Use of Practical FX
  • Oregon Scream Week
    Wilsonville, OR
    United States
    February 16, 2018
    WINNER Best VFX, Nominated for Best Director
  • Anatomy: Crime - Horror International Film Festival
    Agios Dimitrios, Athens
    Greece
    November 1, 2017
    WINNER Best Horror Director and Best VFX, Nominated forBest short and Best Edit
  • Rincon International Film Festival
    Rincon, PR
    Puerto Rico
    March 29, 2017
    WINNER Best Fright/Horror WINNER Audience Choice Fright/Horror Overall
  • StoneFair International Film Festival
    Piatra-Neamt
    Romania
    December 19, 2016
    WINNER 2nd Place Best Film
  • Canadian & International Short Film Fest

    Canada
    December 10, 2016
    WINNER Award of Excellence
  • POP NINJA online Horror Short Film Festival
    Lake Charles, Louisiana
    United States
    October 31, 2016
    WINNER Best Short Film
  • Misty Moon International Film Festival
    London, England
    United Kingdom
    October 29, 2016
    Finalist for Grand screening at the prestigious Cinema Museum
  • Crystal Palace International Film Festival
    London, England
    United Kingdom
    October 29, 2016
    WINNER Best Horror
  • HorrorQuest Film Festival
    Atlanta, Georgia
    United States
    October 14, 2016
    WINNER BEST FX
  • Mad Town Horror
    Madison, MI
    United States
    October 22, 2016
    WINNER Best Comedic Horror Film plus 5 more Nominations
  • ACME COMEDY FILM NIGHT
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    July 21, 2016
    WINNER Best Male Performance, Lewis Georgsson
  • Vaughan Film Festival
    Vaughan, Ontario
    Canada
    May 17, 2016
    Nominated for Best Director and Best Actress
  • Busho Budapest Film Festival
    Budapest
    Hungary
    September 2, 2015
    Official selection
  • Golden Door International Film
    New Jersey
    United States
    September 26, 2015
    5 Nominations including Best Short Film
  • Accolade Global Film Competition 2015

    United States
    April 1, 2015
    WINNER of Merit Special Mention: Film Short
  • Fright Night Theatre Film Festival
    Hamilton, ON
    United States
    September 5, 2015
    Runner up in the Best Sc-Fi Short category
  • Dark Matters Film Festival
    Albuquerque, NM
    United States
    September 11, 2015
    Official selection
  • InShort Film Festival
    London, England
    United Kingdom
    September 5, 2015
    Official selection
  • Colorado Horror Con & Halloween Film Festival
    Highlands Ranch, CO
    United States
    October 30, 2015
    Official selection
  • Mile High Horror Film Festival
    Littleton, Colorado
    United States
    October 1, 2016
    Official Selection
  • The Hamilton Comedy Film Festival
    Hamilton, ON
    Canada
    October 2, 2015
    Official Selection
  • Sunrise Film Festival
    River John, Nova Scotia
    Canada
    October 8, 2015
    Official Selection
  • Dark Frame Film Festival
    Albuquerque, NM
    United States
    October 23, 2015
    Official Selection
  • Terror Film festival
    Malvern, PA
    United States
    October 29, 2015
    WINNER Best Director Honorable Mention and 9 nominations
  • Puerto Rico Horror Film Fest
    San Juan, PR
    Puerto Rico
    October 22, 2015
    Official Selection
  • Sacramento Horror Film Festival
    Sacramento, CA
    United States
    October 9, 2015
    Official Selection
  • Macabre Faire Film Festival
    Mastic Beach, NY
    United States
    January 16, 2016
    Nomination for Best Comedy and Best SFX
  • Martinsville Horrorfest
    Martinsville, VA
    United States
    November 13, 2015
    Official Selection
  • Midwest Horror Shorts Film Festival
    Oklahoma City
    United States
    October 30, 2015
    Official Selection
  • NY Comedy Shorts Film Festival
    NEW YORK
    United States
    November 14, 2015
    Official Selection
  • Horrorvision Trash Film Festival
    Barcelona
    Spain
    November 28, 2015
    Official Selection
  • Portland Underground Film Fest
    Portland, Oregon
    United States
    December 4, 2015
    Nominated for Best Comedic Short
  • London Shows International Film festival
    London, England
    United Kingdom
    January 15, 2016
    Official Selection
  • Erie International Film Festival
    Erie, Pennsylvania
    United States
    December 10, 2015
    Nominated Best Horror Film
  • Spotlight short film awards 2015
    Atlanta, Georgia
    United States
    WINNER Silver Award Spotlight Short Film, WINNER Silver Award Spotlight Horror Short Film
  • Love your Shorts
    Sanford, Florida
    United States
    February 11, 2016
    Official Selection
  • Meters Film Festival
    New York, NY
    United States
    March 25, 2016
    Official Selection
  • GSF Awards
    New York, NY
    United States
    February 13, 2016
    WINNER Semi Final Selection
  • International Filmmaker Festival of World Cinema Nice
    Nice, South of France
    France
    May 10, 2016
    5 Nominations incl. Best Film
  • BoneBat "Comedy of Horrors" Film Fest
    Redmond, WA
    United States
    April 23, 2016
    Official Selection
  • Lucky Th1rt3en Horror Short Film Competition
    Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas
    United States
    May 12, 2016
    Nominated Best Film
  • Reel Shorts Film Festival
    Grande Prairie Live Theatre, Alberta
    Canada
    May 10, 2016
    WINNER place 6 out of 82 films Audience Award
  • The Northwest Horror show
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada
    April 22, 2016
    Official Selection
  • Studio 35 Cinema Comedy Film Festival
    Columbus, Ohio
    United States
    April 29, 2016
    Official Selection
  • FilmQuest 2016
    Provo, Utah
    United States
    June 17, 2016
    Nominated Best Comedy Short
  • Snake Alley Festival Of Film
    Burlington, IA
    United States
    June 23, 2016
    Nominated Best Comedy Short
  • Idaho Horror Film Festival
    Boise, ID
    United States
    October 13, 2016
    Official Selection
  • Atlanta Shortsfest
    Atlanta, Georgia
    United States
    July 15, 2016
    Official Selection
  • Die Laughing Festival
    Soho House, London
    United Kingdom
    July 7, 2016
    Charity Event
  • Austin Revolution Film Festival
    Austin, TX
    United States
    September 20, 2016
    Nominated for Best Foreign Short, Best FX and Best Poster
  • The Great Yorkshire Fringe
    York
    United Kingdom
    July 31, 2016
    Official Selection
  • Scream in the Dark Film Festival & Hall of Fame
    Omaha, NE
    United States
    October 14, 2016
    Official Selection
  • Motor City Nightmares International Film Festival
    Milford, MI
    United States
    September 16, 2016
    Official Selection
  • Berlin/Tenerife International Film Festival
    Berlin, Brandenburg
    Germany
    October 22, 2016
    Nominated for Best Short Comedy, Jury, Best Hair & Make up
  • Scare-A-Con Film Festival
    Liverpool, NY
    United States
    September 30, 2016
    Official Selection
  • Halloween Apalooza 2016
    Ottumwa, IA
    United States
    October 1, 2016
    Official Selection
  • Fargo Fantastic Film Festival
    Fargo, ND
    United States
    September 29, 2016
    Official Selection
  • Ottawa Spookshow Film Festival
    Ottawa, ON
    Canada
    September 24, 2016
    Official Selection
  • International Filmmaker Festival Of World Cinema MILAN
    Milano
    Italy
    November 25, 2016
    Nominated for Best Short, Best Short Director and Best Cinematography
  • The Los Angeles Fear and Fantasy Film Festival
    Burbank, CA
    United States
    October 29, 2016
    Official Selection
  • Upstate NY Horror Film Festival
    Rochester, NY
    United States
    October 14, 2016
    WINNER Best Foreign Horror Comedy
  • Nightmares Film Festival
    Columbus, OH
    United States
    October 20, 2016
    Official Selection
  • Hellfire Film Festival
    Folkestone, Kent
    United Kingdom
    September 28, 2016
    Grand Final Selection
  • Afterlife Paranormal Conference & Film Festival
    Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
    United States
    November 11, 2016
    Official Selection
  • Big Fandom Film Festival
    Greenville, SC
    United States
    November 18, 2016
    Official Selection
  • Icelandic Horror Film Festival 2016

    Iceland
    November 24, 2016
    Official Selection
  • Southern Gothicon
    El Dorado, AR
    United States
    October 28, 2016
    Official Selection
  • SFindie's "Another Hole in the Head" Film Festival
    San Francisco, CA
    United States
    October 27, 2016
    Official Selection
  • Little Terrors Short Film Festival
    Toronto, Ontario
    Canada
    October 29, 2016
    Official Selection
  • Muscatine Independent Film Festival
    Muscatine, IA
    United States
    November 3, 2016
    Nominated Best of Show Short Films
  • TMFF - The Monthly Film Festival
    Glasgow, Scotland
    United Kingdom
    October 1, 2016
    Nominated Best Screenwriter
  • The Optical Theatre Horror Film Festival
    Rome
    Italy
    October 28, 2016
    Finalist Selection
  • DiabolicalHorrorFilmFestival

    United States
    October 28, 2016
    Nominated for Best SFX
  • POST MORTEM FF
    Aguascalientes
    Mexico
    October 25, 2016
    Official Selection
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    Toronto,ON
    Canada
    November 9, 2016
    Official Selection
  • PANAMA HORROR FILM FESTIVAL
    BELLAVISTA, PANAMA
    Mexico
    December 1, 2016
    Official Selection
  • Big As Texas Short Film Festival
    Austin, TX
    United States
    December 10, 2016
    Nominated for Best Horror Film
  • Bloodstained Indie Film Festival: Sci-Fi Horror Action
    Long Beach, CA
    United States
    December 8, 2016
    Nominated for Best Horror Short,
  • Kyiv Film Festival
    Kiev
    Ukraine
    December 22, 2016
    Official Selection
  • Muybridge Short Film Festival
    Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey
    United Kingdom
    January 28, 2017
    Finalist Selection
  • Average Superstar Films
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    United States
    January 27, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Sydney World Film Festival
    Sydney
    Australia
    December 22, 2016
    Official Selection
  • Transylvania Cinema Awards
    Targu Mures, Mures
    Romania
    January 20, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Milwaukee Twisted Dreams Film Festival
    Oak Creek, WI
    United States
    March 31, 2017
    Official Selection
  • New Jersey Horror Con and Film Festival
    Edison, New Jersey
    United States
    March 31, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Landshut International Short Film Festival
    Landshut
    Germany
    April 25, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Fantastic Cinema Film Festival
    Little Rock, AR
    United States
    May 3, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Cinemafantastique 3
    Vancouver, BC
    Canada
    August 25, 2017
    Nominated for Best Horror Comedy
  • Horror Films in Hotlanta
    Marietta, GA
    United States
    July 17, 2017
    Nominated for Best International Horror, Best SFX and Best Ensemble Cast
  • Midsummer Scream Halloween Festival
    Los Angeles, CA
    United States
    July 29, 2017
    Semi-Finalist Selection
  • The Lost Sanity Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival
    Hoboken, NJ
    United States
    November 28, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Hell's Half Mile Film & Music Festival
    Bay City, MI
    United States
    September 28, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Sin City Horror Fest
    Las Vegas, Nevada
    United States
    October 27, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Desmond District Demons Film Festival
    Port Huron, MI
    United States
    October 27, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Death By Festival
    Austin, TX
    United States
    October 28, 2017
    Official Selection
  • TOHorror Film Fest
    Torino
    Italy
    October 17, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Midwest Horror Fest
    Logansport, IN
    United States
    October 21, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Dead in Decatur FF
    Decatur, Illinois
    United States
    October 13, 2017
    Official Selection
  • Terror In The Bay Film Festival
    Thunder Bay, Ontario
    Canada
    October 20, 2017
    Nominated for Best Director and Original Screenplay
  • DarkVeins Horror Fest
    Maglie, Lecce
    Italy
    December 18, 2017
    Finalist Selection
  • Door County Short Film Festival
    Sister Bay, WI
    United States
    February 16, 2018
    Official Selection
  • Hellfire Film Festival
    Folkestone
    United Kingdom
    May 23, 2018
    WINNER Best Horror and Best Editing
  • Spooky Empire's International Horror Film Festival
    Orlando, FLORIDA, USA
    United States
    October 26, 2018
    Official Selection
  • Horror Film Thursdays
    Wilsonville, OREGON, USA
    United States
    October 25, 2018
    Official Selection
  • Horror of Damned Festival
    Milan, Italy
    Italy
    October 28, 2018
    Official Selection
  • Things 2 Fear Film Fest
    Bunker Hill, WV, USA
    United States
    October 1, 2018
    WINNER Best Special Effects
  • Summer Scream Fest
    Marietta, OH, USA
    United States
    September 1, 2018
    Official Selection
  • Spook Screen FF
    Cork, Ireland
    Ireland
    September 6, 2018
    Honourable Mention Best Make up / SFX
  • World Film Fair
    New York, USA
    United States
    October 26, 2018
    Official selection
  • Sunrise 45 Film Festival
    Nova Scotia, Canada
    Canada
    August 17, 2018
    Official Selection
  • JellyFEST
    North Hollywood, CA, USA
    United States
    January 27, 2019
    Semi-Finalist Selection
  • Twin Tiers International Film Festival
    Norwich, New York, USA
    United States
    September 20, 2019
    WINNER Best Horror Short
Director Biography - Mark Brocking

Mark Brocking has been working in the film industry since around 1990.
He started his career in 2D animation working on features for Disney, Warner brothers and Spielberg among others.
Around 2003 he entered the field of CG animation at Framestore, London working his way up to supervising animator on films such as Narnia "The Dawn Treader" and "Where the Wild Things Are".
He was nominated for a Bafta for his work as animation director on tv series "Primeval 2" in 2003.
Mark started writing and directing his short films in 2010 which has so far resulted in three short films, "The Double Cross" , "The Barber's Cut" and the latest "Ascent".
He lives in London, UK with his wife and 2 children.

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Film Synopsis:

The Barber's Cut centres around a man and woman who wake up next to each other inside a fridge with their heads cut off!
They gradually realize that they have been the victim of a psychotic killer barber that does gruesome experiments in his basement, keeping the severed body parts of his customers strangely alive. They finally manage to work out a way to escape, having to free their missing limbs from both wierd machinery and a hungry yorkshire terrier. Using masking tape, they reassemble their bodies and make a run for the door whilst being chased by the enraged barber with a razor blade.

Pre production for the short involved the building of many props , the main one being the "fake" fridge to film the actors in.
TBC was shot in London UK at 3 locations, the lab being my work place's basement, the corridor/living room my flat and the barber shop actually exists near Leicester Square in the middle of town. We shot over 4 weekends in total and the post production and VFX took many weeks longer. All in all a huge effort by a great number of people without whom the film would never have been made.